Sounds like its not a reboot though, which is what the series desperately needs. The modern day story has become convoluted and quite boring, having Desmond as an "anchor" for the series was great and they need to return to that idea, without all the 2012 end of the world stuff.
It'll suck having Syndicate give the modern era a cliffhanger never resolved ending, but I'd be fine with a total reboot that has 10% modern era per game that carries over from game to game, nothing so insane that you miss out on the story entirely if you jump into any game but a nice little fan service for people who play every game.